February 24, 2009, 8:05PM

At least two environmental groups have come out against plans for a proposed $2 billion underground hydroelectric plant that could be built in Sparta. "The energy created by this project is not considered renewable energy because it is not sustainable -- it actually takes more energy to pump the water up at night than will be reaped when released in... Full story »

February 24, 2009, 2:15PM

Gov. Jon S. Corzine has tapped the head of New Jersey's utility regulation board to serve another term, despite audits that showed poor record keeping and wasteful spending. Under Jeanne Fox, the Board of Public Utilities has been criticized for improperly opening and managing an $83 million account for the state's Clean Energy Program, among other problems. Full story »

February 24, 2009, 1:35PM

The New Jersey Department of Labor today revealed plans to train 300 to 400 people for new "green" jobs this year. At a press conference announcing the initiative, Gov. Jon Corzine compared the training to getting in on the ground floor of the computer industry years ago. Full story »

February 12, 2009, 12:21PM

WASHINGTON -- An alternative energy project that would use biofuels to produce power for New Jersey's McGuire Air Force Base is getting $3.2 million in defense funding. Reps. Rob Andrews (D-1st Dist.), and John Adler, (D-3rd Dist.), today announced the money for the project involving McGuire and the Stevens Institute of Technology that they said could generate 350 new... Full story »

February 02, 2009, 7:18PM

Test drilling is expected to begin within two months in Sparta, where a Canadian company hopes to build a $2 billion underground hydroelectric plant, a company official said today. Riverbank Power Corp., of Ontario, reached an agreement last week to start geological and water tests at the 552-acre Limecrest Quarry, which was founded more than 100 years ago by Thomas... Full story »

February 02, 2009, 12:15PM

A weekend fire shut down the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, the nation's oldest commercial nuclear plant, just days before the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to clear the way for a new 20-year license. Authorities said the fire was not a threat to public safety and that it released no radiation. The blaze broke out in an electrical... Full story »

January 30, 2009, 6:23AM

Sparta has announced it will work with Riverbank Power Corp. of Ontario, Canada, to determine whether a 100-year-old quarry founded by Thomas Edison could be developed into an underground hydro generation plant, Sparta Mayor Thomas Brady said Thursday, according to a report in the Daily Record. John Douglas, president and CEO of Riverbank, said the project is expected to cost... Full story »

January 23, 2009, 2:20PM

A former Board of Public Utilities whistleblower who claimed he suffered retaliation for exposing improper financial activity by the agency is not entitled to damages, a judge in Mercer County ruled today. Joseph Potena, the former BPU fiscal officer, already had failed to convince a jury he suffered any adverse consequences for his "whistleblowing" activity. Full story »

January 04, 2009, 3:49PM

A downed-power line left about 3,000 Jersey Central Power & Light customers without electricity in four towns in Middlessex and Monmouth Counties earlier today, a spokeswoman for the utility said. The line came down outside a substation in Matawan and sparked a fire that triggered the outage about 2:45 p.m., said the spokeswoman, Maria Sessa. Power was lost in Old... Full story »

January 04, 2009, 7:27AM

An engineer in Hunterdon County is building up a small business that saves big money on energy costs for his customers. The one catch is, there's a big upfront investment. For one of Mike Strizki's New Jersey customers, that means sinking a half-million dollars on top of a million he's already budgeted to build a house. Full story »

December 30, 2008, 5:28AM

A Seattle-based energy company wants to construct a wind farm 10 miles off the coast of Atlantic City that would generate nearly three times the power of other similar projects, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City. The firm, Grays Harbor Ocean Energy, said the project would generate 1,000 megawatts of wind and wave energy, enough to... Full story »

December 26, 2008, 12:55PM

National guardsmen and State Police will no longer patrol New Jersey's three nuclear power plants. State Attorney General Anne Milgram says that enhanced private security and a new video monitoring system at the plants will suffice. Full story »

December 23, 2008, 4:28PM

A 102-year-old quarry in Sparta founded by Thomas Edison may soon become a source of electricity, officials said. Sparta is planning to convert the Limecrest Quarry's vast reservoir of spring-fed water into a hydroelectric generating plant that would raise millions of dollars in rent revenue for the township each year, township Manager Henry Underhill said. The township today issued a... Full story »